Dying yellow tang

[Jawaits]

Just went to my LFS (local fish store) and noticed they have a yellow tank in a tank full of clown fish and the clown fish were stealing the tangs food and attacking the tang? Starved and beaten it looks like it's about to die I don't have to money if you are in the Lynchburg area please someone go buy it

 

[Patrick93]

I hate stores that don't know or care about there hobby

 

[Jawaits]

I want to buy him I just don't have the money and I dont think he will live much longer

 

[Jawaits]

I got the tang my girlfriend helped pay for him I am so worried about him though he is super skinny and won't eat the alge in the tank and suggestions

 

[Patrick93]

Wow that's pretty nice of u and her to take that risk post a pic if u can

 

[melosu58]

You have this post in the nano section. I hope he`s not in a small tank. Just wondering?

 

[Jawaits]

Unfortunately he is but only for a few weeks until I build a large tank or find him another home I just can't watch him die in that tank y'all

 

[slitherbomb]

You shouldn't have bought. Once a fish passes a certain point, they cannot be saved. It will probably die and the store got their money.

 

[Jawaits]

Ugh really can i post a picture and can y'all tell if he is past or what are the signs of him passing

 

[slitherbomb]

You can definitely do that.

 

[Patrick93]

Yeah for sure

 

[Jawaits]

What y'all think

 

[Jawaits]

Another one

 

[slitherbomb]

It might be too far gone. Try feeding new life spectrum Thera +a pellets and lots of algae to try and rescue it.

 

[Patrick93]

Just try to get it to eat and you could buy a garlic liquid made by Kent and soak the food in it that will bring it's immune system up

 

[Jawaits]

Can yall post links to it on amazon I'll try anything

 

[slitherbomb]

You should be able to buy it at your lfs or even petco/petsmart. Also, try buying omega one kelp flakes if it doesn't eat the seaweed strips. That's what I do with mine and mine is obese.

 

[Jawaits]

Is it the omega one super veggie

 

[slitherbomb]

Yeah that's the one. Mine go crazy for that.

 

[Greenturtle]

My Kole Tang refuses to eat any pellets/flakes, but goes crazy for dried green seaweed. I have him in QT, so I can moniter his (nearly non existent) feeding. He also loves the green hair algae on the glass. Although he wiped the small QT tank out of it in no time.